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Freddy Vs. Jason
- Review Date: January 11, 2004
- R
- Genre: Horror
- 2003
Common Sense Media says
Scary, gory, nightmare-inducing slasher.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this movie contains lots of nudity and some sex, lots of foul language, and characters who drink and do drugs. There is also an ambiguous date rape and a brief racial slur towards the only black character in the entire movie. People are gutted, stabbed, impaled, torn apart, sliced open, burned, crushed, and killed in just about any way that produces lots of gushing blood. But if it's any consolation to parents, all the kids who engage in stupid behavior pay for it pretty heavily.
What's the story?
FREDDY VS. JASON brings together the maniacal killers of the popular slasher film series Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th. Now in hell, Freddy tricks Jason into another Elm Street killing spree. But Jason is furious when he realizes he's been part of Freddy's game, and the movie culminates in the ultimate bloody battle between the two insane killers. Freddy vs. Jason costars Jason Ritter, Kelly Rowland, and Monica Keena.
Is it any good?
This guest review was provided by the son of the Movie Mom, a 19-year-old fan of slasher movies who wanted me to give the movie an A-. Here's what he had to say: The newest addition to the series' will meet or surpass the expectations of the fans, while the critics will know to avoid it. The plot is ridiculous, and even if it made any sense it would be too pointless and too complicated to put down into a review. It's just an excuse to have two of the scariest guys in movie history fight each other with much carnage.
Outside of the title characters, the cast is uninteresting, even interchangeable; they're only there to get killed anyway. Save for the classically trained Robert Englund, who reprises his role as the diabolical Freddy Krueger, there are no memorable performances, just busty, pouty-lipped girls in revealing clothing and stereotyped, drunk high school guys who scream and run and get gutted like fish. The highlights are definitely Freddy and Jason. Indeed, Freddy Vs. Jason" delivers its promise of the ultimate battle between the two slasher characters.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the enduring appeal of slasher films, particularly the consistent theme that teens who have sex or use drugs get horribly killed. What message does that send?
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For only EXTREMELY mature people only.
This is one seriously gory movie. Only very mature people who won't wake up screaming in the middle of the night from nightmares should watch this. You have to trust me on this one, the first time I watched this it was Halloween night, pitch black, and I was only 9 years old. I had nightmares for weeks afterwards, and my parents to this day still don't know that I have watched this movie. Comments? Questions? Concerns? Email me: ogormanscommonsense at yahoo. :)
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robert vs kane
Re-make of elm street and friday 13th good acting and overall gory and enjoyable. Also has few disturbing scenes so watch with care.
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Kid, 12 years old
June 18, 2011
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decent and not to bad for kids
there is lots of "cuss" words in this movie along with violence but not to bad or disturbing i saw this movie when i was about 7 or 8
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very badly done and very unappealing, watch it with a friend to make fun of it if you have to
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This review...
I loved it! Jason came out of the water like he always does with freddy's head and he winks. Jason hes not dead!!!
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Will please Freddy and Jason fans
This movie is the biggest piece of fanservice I have ever seen. But that doesn't make it a bad thing. It's two slashers doing what they do best; I enjoyed it.
Although it's not scary at all, it's pretty amusing with some funny parts in it (though I don't know if they were intentional or not). It will have you rooting for your favorite killer, so it makes it a good movie to watch with a group of friends. The action is pretty good too; the fight scenes are pretty cool. Overall. it's not the best movie, but it certainly could have been much worse. It was pretty satisfying - I give it 4 out of 5.
But please - next time could you give Freddy more than just ONE kill?
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Meh it was ok
I had a hard time deciding on whether or not I liked this movie. It was very very violent and gory. There's a lot of sexual content and nudity. Overall it was fine.
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great horror movie there is a lot of violence and lang. though I like watching this during halloween
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Rated R: Graphic Violence, Sex, Language and Drug Use
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Awesome! Couldn't Be Better!
AWESOME MOVIE! I saw and LOVED it! The Battle between them at the end was THE BEST Part! I LOVED this MOVIE! I Say If you're in to the Friday the 13 movies then GO see Freddy Vs Jason! Freddy Krueger fans won't be disapointed either! and I Say this movie was age appropriate for kids ages 13+!
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| Studio: | New Line |
| Director: | Ronny Yu |
| Cast: | James Callahan, Kelly Rowland, Robert Englund |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Run time: | 92 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | August 14, 2003 |
| DVD release date: | January 12, 2004 |
| MPAA rating: | R |
| MPAA explanation: | pervasive horror violence/gore, gruesome images, sexuality, drug use and language |
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